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May 29, 1934. 11. 19,181

I sunrise con-121111311 FOR INDIVIDUAL 51111-311125 P F BOEYE Original Filed April' 13, 1928 m n w 3 e e 0 H P m W W w UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SHIPPING CONTAINER FOB INDIVIDUAL BATTERIES Paul F. Boeye, St. Paul, Minn., assignor to Waldorf Paper Products Company, St. Paul, Minn, a cor poration of Minnesota Original No. 1,837,012, dated December 15, 1931, Serial No. 269,689, April 13, 1928. Application for reissue April 14, 1933, Serial No. 666,220

8 Claims. (Cl. 206-85) This invention relates to improvements in minals 11 on its top. To protect these terminals containers for dry cells or batteries of the larger, a hollow, tubular guardl2 is made integral with rectangular type used principally for radio reone end of the blank constituting the walls 5, ceiving' sets. In a copending application, Serial 6 and 7. The guard 12 is an extension on the 6 No. 181,746, flied by Paul A. Schilling and myself normally upper end of the side wall which 30 on April '7, 1927, a two piece slide or Lambert is folded to form four rectangularly disposed for such batteries is described and the present -walls 13, 14, 15 and 16. The wall 13 is arranged, invention is an improvement thereon. to abut against the inner surface of the cover Such batteries have projecting terminals which flap 8, while the wall 14 extends downward, perare aptto be broken in transit or handling and pendicular to the cover flap 8 and abuts against 65 their weight is suflicient to compress or crush the terminals 11. The wall 15 rests upon the the corrugations or corrugated board if substantop of the battery 10 and the fourth wall 16 tial movement is permitted in the shipping pack-' is normally positioned parallel to the side wall age. Thus I have discovered that while a limited 5 and wall 14. Thus the guard consists of walls 15 degree of resiliency in the package is required 13, 14, 15' and 16 arranged to abut respectively 7 to prevent breakage of the battery, an excessive against the cover flap 8, terminals 11, 'top of amount of cushioning is undesirable because it the battery 10 and inner surface of the side wall 5. permits shifting of the contents, and gradual The cover flange 9 and side wall 5 have over- 1 compression of the corrugations under the relapping portions 9a and 5a respectively in which go sulting impact, until the protection is impaired the corrugations of the sheet are flattened so 76 or destroyed. The present invention is designed that the combined thickness of these overlapping to meet these conditions. portions is equal to the normal thickness of the It is my object to reduce the cost of such corrugated sheet.

- containers and at the same time to increase their In use, a battery 10 'is inserted in the inner,

strength and the protection to the goods by concorrugated member of the container with the side 80 I structing the outer casing from solid flbre board walls 5 and 6 covering the opposite, wider sides and the inner cushion member from corrugated of the battery and the bottom of the battery restsheet material. ing on the bottom 7 of the corrugated blank. Now

A further object is to provide an improved the guard member 12 on the upper edged the 80 guard for the battery terminals which is posiside wall 5 is folded to hollow, rectangular form tioned between the battery and the container to upon the top of the battery and the cover is closed maintain the terminals in spaced relation to the as indicated in. Figs. 1 and 2. The battery thus cover. covered by the inner, corrugated member may now The invention will be best understood by refbe inserted in the tubular casing 4 as indicated 35 erence to the accompanying drawing in which in Fig. 1 and the. cover flange 9 inserted between Figure 1, is a perspective view of my improved said casing and the battery. The cover flap 8 container with the battery and inner cushion is frictionally held in closed position by the overmember partially withdrawn from the outer lapping portions 9a and 5a which flt snugly besleeve or casing; Fig. 2 is a vertical, longitudinal tween the battery and casing 4. For the final 4 section through the container with the parts in sealing, binding strips of the common type held closed position and with a battery in place therein place by adhesive may be applied over the in a d 3 is a P w Of the same with edges of the cover flap 8 and bottom 7. I the cover open. I When the container is thus closed, the guard 12 The container has an outer, tubular casing 4 fopthe terminals 11 is securely heldinrectangular 45 which is formed f om Solid fi a Op n form because each of the four walls 13, 14,15 and at its top and b t ends to receive an inner 16 is confined by one of the several abutments for corrugated member which is insertible from either th ir ut surfaces, Obviously th ll 14 and end of the casing 4. The inner member is formed 16 retain the terminals 11 in spaced relation to from a. single rectangular blank of "corrugated the cover flap 8. v

50 board which is creased transversely to form tWO As is well known, corrugated board has considparallel side walls 5 and 6, a bottom 7, cover er ble rigidity and s'trengthtooppose forces tendflap s and flange 9 extending along the noring to crush it longitudinally of the corrugations. am; free edge of the cover flap 8. The battery Thus the walls 14 and 16 form rigid brace mem- 10, to be inserted in the container, is of the bers which are not compressible underthe weight 55 common rectangular type having projecting terof the batteries. An excessive amount-oi cushionher.

ing is avoided by my. arrangement because the walls 14 and 16 are less compressible than the equivalent thickness 01 sheets laid flat upon the top of the battery.

The container has the further advantage of permitting the cover to be opened for inspection and testing purposes without removing the-guard 12. Tests oi containers made according to this invention have shown that such containers afford greater protection to the batteries and withstand harder' usage than containers having outer casings of corrugated board but otherwise of the same construction as that shown and described.

Having described my invention what I claim is new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

l. A container for a battery having projecting terminals on its top to be protected, comprising an outer tubular casing open at its top and bottom ends and formed from solid fibre board, an inner cushion member formed from a rectangular sheet of corrugated board folded to extend upon the bottom and two sides of a battery therein and forming a cover fiap' and a rectangular hollow guard for the terminalsof said battery confined and supported at four sides respectively by said terminals, battery, cover flap andcushion mem- 2. In a container for a battery having projecting terminals on its top to be protected, a cushion member formed from a sheet of corrugated board folded to extend upon the bottom and two sides of a battery therein and also forming a tubular,

jecting terminals on its top to be protected, a

cushion member formed from a sheet of corrugated board folded to extend upon the bottom and two sides of a battery therein and forming a cover flap and a tubular guard for the terminals of said battery, said guard having the corrugations on at least two wal s extending perpendicularly to the top of the battery and said walls abutting respectively against said terminals and the inner surface of the cushion member, said cover flap being arranged to confine said guard on the top of the battery,

4. In a containerifor a battery having projecting terminals on its top to be protected, acushi'on member formed from a rectangular sheet of paper board folded to extend upon the bottom and two' sides of'the battery and forming a cover fiap and a rectangular hollow guard for the terminals of said battery confined and supported at four sides respectively by said terminals, battery, cover flap, and cushion member.

5. In a container for a battery having projectlrg terminals on its top to be protected, a cushion member formed from a rectangular sheet of paper board folded to extend upon the bottom and two sides of the battery and forming side walls, and bottom and a cover flap, and a guard for the terminals of said battery issuing from one of said sidewalls, said guard including two walls, one of said walls being folded inwardly from the upper edge of the side wall and underlying said cover flap, another wall underlying said first wall and extending back toward said side wall, said second wall lying parallel with the first wallof the guard, and being spaced therefrom both of said walls being shorter than said cover flap to provide a space between said guard and the other side wall for the reception of the terminals of the battery, and means for holding said walls apart. 6. In a container for a battery having projecting terminals on its top to be protected, a cushion member formed from a rectangular sheet of paper board folded to extend upon the bottom and two sides of the battery and forming side walls, and bottom and a cover flap, a guard for the terminals of said battery issuing from one of said side walls, said guard including two walls, one of said walls being folded inwardly from the upper edge of the side wall and underlying said cover flap, another wall underlying said first wall and extending back toward said side wall, said second wall lying parallel with the first wall of the guard and being spaced therefrom both of said walls being shorter than said cover flap to provide a space between said guard and the other side wall for the reception of the terminals of the battery, and means integral with said cushion member for holding said walls apart.

7. In a container for a battery having projecting terminals on its top to be protected, a cushion member formed from a narrow rectangular sheet of paper board folded over to form contiguous panels covering four sides of the battery, two of said panels meeting along the comer of the container situated at the upper end of the container opposite said terminals and a guard for disposition between the top panel and the top of the battery and to one side of said terminals, said guard being integral with the cushion member and issuing inwardly into the same and being connected to said cushion member at said corner.

8. In a container for 'a' battery having projecting terminals on its top to be protected, a cushion member formed from a narrow rectangular sheet of paper board folded over to form contiguous panels covering four sides of the battery, two of said panels meeting along the corner of the container situated at the upper end of the container opposite said terminals and a guard for disposition between the top panel and the top of l the battery and to one side of said terminals,- said PAUL'F. BOEYE. 

